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US public schools banned 10,000 books in most recent academic year



Survey by PEN America suggests bans nearly tripled nationwide from previous year’s figureMore than 10,000 books were banned in US public schools from 2023 to 2024, according to a report, marking a stark increase over the year before as Republican-led states pass new censorship laws.The survey from PEN America suggested that bans of books nearly tripled nationwide, from 3,362 the previous year. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/pen-book-bans

Author : Gloria Oladipo

Publish date : 2024-09-23 11:00:37

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